tony.kallebring@gmail.com hath wroth:
>Is it possible to use a Wireless Access Point in order to connect a
>device to an already existing Wireless Network?
No model numbers. Must be one of those theoretical questions.
Yes. It's called WDS (Wireless Distribution System). It allows a
device to simulaneously act as an access point (for client
connections) and to communicate with another similar WDS device, thus
acting as a transparent bridge. The catch is that both have to
support WDS.
>I mean, configure the
>Wireless Access Point and then connect a patch cable between the device
>and the Wireless Access Point.
What "device"? Computer, printer, NAS, other wireless device? Sorry,
without knowing what hardware you're contemplating or concealing, I
can't determine if it will work.
Note that many devices (of all types) have a "client mode" where they
act as an "ethernet client bridge" which can connect to an access
point. I can't tell for sure, but such a device may do what you're
suggesting.
>I think that my question can be simplified into: Is it possible to get
>a Wireless Access Point to communicate with other Wireless Access
>Points/Routers?
Yes, with WDS and only with WDS. However, if the device has a "client
mode", it might also be possible to do something similar.
>If not, what kind of device should I use instead (an
>ordinary Wireless Network Interface Card is out of the question).
I have no idea as I have no clue what hardware you have to work with
and to what devices you are trying to connect.
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